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jessee jackson. jackson.-800 [applause} good afternoon. -- another meeting amatrice they count down to gain our nation's honor and each direction. i want us to pray for aretha franklin. join hands and by your heads in prayer. we pray for a resistance of humility. her commitment to our nation. and the world. she sang a barack operation. she sang for the pope appeared she think for the common people. she made us better, never bitter. plus her families as the gutter our bereavement. we really believe -- a man. mn -- amen. we are in a very strange season now. to recovering the honor of our revived civil war. make a choice, it did destiny. a date with destiny. in, dr. kingt responded. february 1, 1960, student set in, young american came alive. the margin washington. a massive, multicultural expression -- a date to destiny. the civil rights act passed. dr. king spoke to us in texas across to florida, we cannot use a public toilet. war.e nafta prisoners of we went to ice cream with howard johnson. 1964, --
jessee jackson. jackson.-800 [applause} good afternoon. -- another meeting amatrice they count down to gain our nation's honor and each direction. i want us to pray for aretha franklin. join hands and by your heads in prayer. we pray for a resistance of humility. her commitment to our nation. and the world. she sang a barack operation. she sang for the pope appeared she think for the common people. she made us better, never bitter. plus her families as the gutter our bereavement. we really...
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i notice that stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder, is george washington next week, and is thomas jefferson the week after? you really have to ask yourself, where does it stop? they were there to protest -- excuse me -- you take a look at the night before. they were there to protest the taking down of the statute of robert e. lee. infrastructure question. >> should the statue of robert e. lee stay up? president trump: that depends on the local town of community or the federal government, depending on where it is. >> race relations -- do you think things have gotten worse or better since you have taken office? president trump: they have been better. they have been frayed for a long time, and you can ask president obama about that because he makes speeches about that, but i believe the fact that i brought in -- it will be soon -- millions of jobs. you see where companies are moving back into our country. i think that will have a tremendous, positive impact on race relations. we have companies coming back into our country. he ha
i notice that stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder, is george washington next week, and is thomas jefferson the week after? you really have to ask yourself, where does it stop? they were there to protest -- excuse me -- you take a look at the night before. they were there to protest the taking down of the statute of robert e. lee. infrastructure question. >> should the statue of robert e. lee stay up? president trump: that depends on the local town of community or the federal...
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that jackson represented. he represents the negative values that jackson represented. i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood and his own family and his own interests. that's what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. sunday night on afterw ords, the business side of health care in "an american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take it back." she's interviewed by dr. david blumenthal. >> was wondering if your book give you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market. whether we can solve our problems in health care through free-market forces. >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. , ithe beginning of the book put a tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules in the dysfunctional health care market. if you think of health care as a business proposition that the market will solve, you get to crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is p
that jackson represented. he represents the negative values that jackson represented. i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood and his own family and his own interests. that's what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. sunday night on afterw ords, the business side of health care in "an american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take...
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they don't have an army, as president jackson memorably pointed out. their force is in their credibility as independent arbiters of the constitution. it is greatly at risk. the way we have conducted ourselves as senators, talk to each other, described these issues, the way that judge kavanaugh's character and credibility have been put on trial in ways he spoke to us as thought werehat i overly partisan. all of this is a steamy jambalaya that goes right out the -- at the credibility of the court. believestice roberts i is an institutionalist to understand how fragile the credibility of the court is. my hope is we will conduct ourselves even though it is inevitable there will be deep bitterness, anger, and frustration at the outcome of this nomination, no matter how it ends, is we will reduce the frequency of how often we describe judges as wearing blue and red judges. in casual conversation we say and obama judge, a push judge, a trump judge, as if that tells you what they will decide. there were 2 new judges in delaware. they are trump nominees. they w
they don't have an army, as president jackson memorably pointed out. their force is in their credibility as independent arbiters of the constitution. it is greatly at risk. the way we have conducted ourselves as senators, talk to each other, described these issues, the way that judge kavanaugh's character and credibility have been put on trial in ways he spoke to us as thought werehat i overly partisan. all of this is a steamy jambalaya that goes right out the -- at the credibility of the...
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[applause] it is because of jesse lewis jackson, my relationship to him, my work with him, that i have kept hope alive all of this time. give him a big round of applause. [applause] so, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be speaking with you, 2018 graduates of the university of the district of columbia. even just saying the name of this university is gratifying. savor it for a moment. the university of the district of columbia. [applause] that speaks volumes. it is the university for the people of the district of columbia, for washington's longtime majority, african-american population, it has been a catalyst for opportunity and transformation, even when doors to other colleges were shut. today's increasingly diverse population, with residents, whose ancestry spans the globe, the university is extending its proud heritage as an inclusive pillar of society and a ladder to success. as a premier public institution of higher education in the district, it is a gateway to the achievement for many of tomorrow's leaders, throughout d.c. and the surrounding community. it is fitting th
[applause] it is because of jesse lewis jackson, my relationship to him, my work with him, that i have kept hope alive all of this time. give him a big round of applause. [applause] so, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be speaking with you, 2018 graduates of the university of the district of columbia. even just saying the name of this university is gratifying. savor it for a moment. the university of the district of columbia. [applause] that speaks volumes. it is the university for...
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i learned that from reverend jackson. ham and eggs justice -- the farmer said it is time for breakfast. we will be fair to everybody in the barnyard. he turns to the hand and says give me one of your little eggs and he turns to the plate and says give me one or two of your legs. that is an injustice. that is the grand bargain. it is a tiny contribution from the rich and a devastating body blow to working class, middle class, and poor people. we say no, there's nothing grand about that. that is not a bargain. this tarp for the wealthy people in this country -- it is time for the wealthy people in this country whose achievement we're probably did not make it by themselves. we won a great country where they can do well pretty used to be that if you did well in america you can do well by america. we call on this president to issue a veto toward that end, thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> we have one more? thank you very much. [applause] >> i thought we had another thing nearby and we are done. thank you much and l
i learned that from reverend jackson. ham and eggs justice -- the farmer said it is time for breakfast. we will be fair to everybody in the barnyard. he turns to the hand and says give me one of your little eggs and he turns to the plate and says give me one or two of your legs. that is an injustice. that is the grand bargain. it is a tiny contribution from the rich and a devastating body blow to working class, middle class, and poor people. we say no, there's nothing grand about that. that is...
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our guest in his book on andrew jackson. >> i do not think he represents the positive values that jackson representative. he certainly represents some of the negative values that jackson represented but i think i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like into jackson, quit nationhood in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, it and own. of his director james comey inspired by trump. the president made his announcement in a press release yesterday afternoon. mr. comey learned from news reports he at been fired while addressing employees in los angeles, according to the times. television screens in the began flashing the news while he spoke. then fbi issued a correction to james comey's testimony on the handling of emails. those comments were made by him last week at a senate hearing will stop the next, we show you
our guest in his book on andrew jackson. >> i do not think he represents the positive values that jackson representative. he certainly represents some of the negative values that jackson represented but i think i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like into jackson, quit nationhood in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, it and own. of his director james comey inspired by trump. the president made his announcement in a press release yesterday afternoon....
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i am right in the middle of a book on andrew jackson. if any oer's were written on him by superior officers, he never wanted to become a general. he would never have become president. but there are people that have meant a great deal to american history that had idiosyncrasies. but they have not been of a damaging kind. maybe time to time unpleasant or irascible -- guest: you're talking about john mccain? guest: john mccain is a friend of mine. i cannot say about him. i met rick one time and receive one of his lectures in my office. guest: do you foresee any kind of role for congress in changing policy in for good? do you think it would be too late for the 2011 defense authorization bill to deal with this? do you have any plans to write any legislation on the defense authorization bill. guest: we will have our hearing at 10:00 wednesday morning. i hope you will see one. -- you will come. they will prove this issue. there may be a requirement to have legislation. we can do it by a stand-alone bill, if that is the case or weekend included
i am right in the middle of a book on andrew jackson. if any oer's were written on him by superior officers, he never wanted to become a general. he would never have become president. but there are people that have meant a great deal to american history that had idiosyncrasies. but they have not been of a damaging kind. maybe time to time unpleasant or irascible -- guest: you're talking about john mccain? guest: john mccain is a friend of mine. i cannot say about him. i met rick one time and...
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jessee jackson. [applause] >> run, jesse, run. [laughter] reverend jackson: good afternoon. let's have another seven countdown to regaining our nation's honor and direction. i want us to pray for aretha franklin. join hands and bow our heads in prayer. we pray for aretha's sense of community. she sang at the inauguration. she sang for the pope. she sang for the common people. let's use the joy she gave us to make us better and never bitter. our families in our treatment. we ask that you honor and bless those. amen. we are in a very strange season now. we seek to recover honor of our nation in the revived civil war. make a choice, a date with destiny. december 1, 1955, rosa parks sat in. dr. king responded with a date with destiny. students sat in an america came alive, it was a date with destiny. a massive multicultural expression, a date with destiny. july 2, 1964, the civil rights act passed. dr. king spoke to us in washington. from texas to florida, we could use a public toilet. we could not by ice cream at our johnsons or get a room at holiday inn. july 2, 1964, august 6
jessee jackson. [applause] >> run, jesse, run. [laughter] reverend jackson: good afternoon. let's have another seven countdown to regaining our nation's honor and direction. i want us to pray for aretha franklin. join hands and bow our heads in prayer. we pray for aretha's sense of community. she sang at the inauguration. she sang for the pope. she sang for the common people. let's use the joy she gave us to make us better and never bitter. our families in our treatment. we ask that you...
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. >> i am right in the middle of a book by andrew jackson. if any oer's or written about him by superior officers, he would never have become a general. he would never have become president. there are people that have added a great deal to america's history that have had idiosyncracies. they have not been of a damaging type. maybe from time to time, unpleasant or irascible. >> you're talking about hyman rickover and john mccain? >> john mccain is a friend of mine. i cannot say about him. i met rickover one time. i think it would fit with him, yes. >> the perceive any kind of role for congress to play? do you think it would be too late by the defense authorization bill to deal with it? do you have any plans to write any legislation on that? >> we will have our hearing wednesday and i hope you come at 10:00 a.m. i am sure all the members of the committee will probe this issue. there may be our requirement at the end of the day to have legislation. we can actually do it by a stand-alone bill. if that is the case, we can include in the defense au
. >> i am right in the middle of a book by andrew jackson. if any oer's or written about him by superior officers, he would never have become a general. he would never have become president. there are people that have added a great deal to america's history that have had idiosyncracies. they have not been of a damaging type. maybe from time to time, unpleasant or irascible. >> you're talking about hyman rickover and john mccain? >> john mccain is a friend of mine. i cannot say...
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[applause] [cheering] and when reverend jesse jackson ran for the office of president of the united states. [cheering] by choosing a woman to run for our nation's second-highest office, you send a powerful signal to all americans. there are no doors we cannot unlock. [applause] [cheering] we will place no limits on achievement. if we can do this, we can do anything. [applause] [cheering] tonight, we reclaim our dream. we are going to make the rules of american life work fairly for all americans again. [applause] two an administration that would have us debate -- to an administration that would have us debate all over again whether the voting rights act should be renewed and whether segregated school should be tax-exempt, we say, mr. president, those debates are over. [applause] [cheering] on the issue of civil-rights, affirmative action for minorities, we must not go backwards. forwardand we will move to open the doors of opportunity. [applause] [cheering] to those who understand that our country cannot prosper unless we draw on the talents of all passcans, we say, we will the equal rights
[applause] [cheering] and when reverend jesse jackson ran for the office of president of the united states. [cheering] by choosing a woman to run for our nation's second-highest office, you send a powerful signal to all americans. there are no doors we cannot unlock. [applause] [cheering] we will place no limits on achievement. if we can do this, we can do anything. [applause] [cheering] tonight, we reclaim our dream. we are going to make the rules of american life work fairly for all americans...
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trump if he wants to be like jackson, he is to put nation first because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. announcer: tonight on c-span's q&a. senate senior intelligence officials testify on military cyber security. this is one hour and 45 minutes. [indiscernible conversations] >> well, good morning. committee meets this morning to receive testimony on cyber security strategy and organization, of which there is very little. we're fortunate to be joined by an expert panel of witnesses. general jim clapper who enjoys nothing more than testifying before congress and is making his second appearance on the hill this week. i hope you are scheduled for a couple more next week -- well, anyway, general clapper there is a reason why you are in demand and that is because of the incredible esteem in which you are held by members of congress and i know that this is not your favorite activity but i would argue that this issue deserves your input and your knowledge and background. dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university in former commander of the u.s.
trump if he wants to be like jackson, he is to put nation first because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. announcer: tonight on c-span's q&a. senate senior intelligence officials testify on military cyber security. this is one hour and 45 minutes. [indiscernible conversations] >> well, good morning. committee meets this morning to receive testimony on cyber security strategy and organization, of which there is very little. we're fortunate to be joined by an expert...
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not in politics, but he knew journalists and people like jack anderson, johnson, humphrey, and scoop jackson. i saw that as a kid. it is a culture that does not interest me. it is too easy to be stroked. >> say that ron emmanuel is watching this. he says of the president wants to talk to you. you can ask anything you want to. would you do it? >> of course. i would not give him my advice. that is not my role. i would welcome any opportunity to talk to the president of by united states or rom emanuel. that is great. of course you do that. what i don't want to do is become part of this party circuit or the washington correspondents dinner circuit or off the record, behind-the- scenes stuff. >> i know you are a close friend of maureen dowd. >> we wrote a column together before we had our own columns. >> do you coordinate among the colonists to make sure you do not write about the same thing? >> no, we never have. we do not even tell our editors will we are writing in the advance. when readers are puzzled if three people have a column on what ever, is real, dick cheney, henry louis gates, it is c
not in politics, but he knew journalists and people like jack anderson, johnson, humphrey, and scoop jackson. i saw that as a kid. it is a culture that does not interest me. it is too easy to be stroked. >> say that ron emmanuel is watching this. he says of the president wants to talk to you. you can ask anything you want to. would you do it? >> of course. i would not give him my advice. that is not my role. i would welcome any opportunity to talk to the president of by united...
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as well as the book grant and fox news host brian with his book andrew jackson and the metal -- miracle of new orleans, the battle that shaped america's destiny. watch the library of congress national book festival live on itpan two's book tv saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern. tonight, martha maxell it won the republican nomination and the race to replace jeff flake. of beat former county chair -- chair kelly ward. she also won her primary today. let's listen to representative mcsally's --
as well as the book grant and fox news host brian with his book andrew jackson and the metal -- miracle of new orleans, the battle that shaped america's destiny. watch the library of congress national book festival live on itpan two's book tv saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern. tonight, martha maxell it won the republican nomination and the race to replace jeff flake. of beat former county chair -- chair kelly ward. she also won her primary today. let's listen to representative mcsally's --
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here that we have a number of famous people in american history killed by friendly fire -- stonewall jackson and the like. i don't separate, or believe that the circumstance of debt it detracts from his courage, commitment, or contribution. i was comfortable recommending, once i believe that the people in the fight were convinced it awarded a silver star. i also sent a message informing my chain of command that we believed it was fratricide, and we did that when we were told there were going to be fairly high profile memorial services. what happens in retrospect -- i would do this differently if i had a chance again -- in retrospect, they look contradictory, because we said a silver star that was not well written, and although i went through the process, i will tell you that i did not review the citation well enough, or i did not catch that if you read it, you could imply that it was not friendly fire. also, what i sent the message, the intent entirely was to inform everybody and i can to commence a that nobody would be surprised -- inform everybody in my chain of command so that nobody woul
here that we have a number of famous people in american history killed by friendly fire -- stonewall jackson and the like. i don't separate, or believe that the circumstance of debt it detracts from his courage, commitment, or contribution. i was comfortable recommending, once i believe that the people in the fight were convinced it awarded a silver star. i also sent a message informing my chain of command that we believed it was fratricide, and we did that when we were told there were going to...
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sensenbrenner: the gentleman from texas, miss jackson lee. rep. jackson lee: let me thank mr. conyers and mr. goodlatte for the work generated over the past period that i have had a privilege of serving as a ranking member of this entity -- this committee. let me thank mr. sensenbrenner for his years of commitment to these issues. my level of frustration is high because it is long overdue for holistic criminal justice reform. let me thank all of the witnesses. mr. blanco, very quickly, we are seeking to reauthorize the juvenile block grant which, as you know, is a tool the doj has .orking with juveniles we are trying to read the size best practices. would that be helpful for you? mr. blanco: madam congressperson, i am not familiar with that block grant, but i can tell you that the attorney general is interested in using all kinds of ideas to better the community and save our streets and protect our citizens. but i can't specifically answer that. mr. blanco: -- no problem, wee: will take that as a yes. for the other witnesses, i will allow my colleagues to pointedly ask you que
sensenbrenner: the gentleman from texas, miss jackson lee. rep. jackson lee: let me thank mr. conyers and mr. goodlatte for the work generated over the past period that i have had a privilege of serving as a ranking member of this entity -- this committee. let me thank mr. sensenbrenner for his years of commitment to these issues. my level of frustration is high because it is long overdue for holistic criminal justice reform. let me thank all of the witnesses. mr. blanco, very quickly, we are...
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my childhood hero was henry jackson, scoop jackson. he ran for the presidency in 1976. i handed leaflets on his behalf at a massachusetts democratic primary, which he did win because of the massive handing out leaflets that i was involved in. [laughter] but he had a problem. he was rather dull. [laughter] he was a great man, i really love him, but he was exceedingly dull in public. if he ever gave a fireside chat, the fire would go out. [laughter] so i was a skid jackson democrat. i had no illusions about the soviets. -- so i was a scoop jackson democrat. i had no illusions about the soviets. he was a disciple of hubert humphrey. so i was a natural democrat. two things happen. when the democrats lost power in 1980, i became completely responsible on foreign policy, completely. when they were in power, they had to deal with the soviets. carter was weak, but when the soviets invaded afghanistan, he had the boycott, the olympic boycott. and he toughened up. one of the things he proposed was that the germans had wanted the americans to develop a neutron bomb. but instead, c
my childhood hero was henry jackson, scoop jackson. he ran for the presidency in 1976. i handed leaflets on his behalf at a massachusetts democratic primary, which he did win because of the massive handing out leaflets that i was involved in. [laughter] but he had a problem. he was rather dull. [laughter] he was a great man, i really love him, but he was exceedingly dull in public. if he ever gave a fireside chat, the fire would go out. [laughter] so i was a skid jackson democrat. i had no...
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i lost my best friend from vietnam, jackson elliott conform iii, waynes bore rao, georgia. birddog capital of the world. jack told us he joined the marine core, was going to go to vietnam and fight the bad guys. we all said, jack, don't volunteer to do that. you could get killed. he said, no, i want to do it. it is a great country. i have had a great life. going to university of georgia, wonderful mom and dad, good friends like y'all. i want to go to o.c.s. and be an officer in the marine corps. he did. two years later he was shot in the 11th month of his stint in vietnam by a sniper. alex crumley, and pierre howard, the democrat lieutenant governor of georgia, and myself, we were the three best friends -- the four amigos, if you will. we went to 589 liberty street in waynes bore row and spent three nights and four days with emily and jack, jack's dad and mom. when they brought the -- when the marine corps brought the body back, it lied in state in their dining room. we had a wake and service for him. we stood guard. we cried. we talked about the good times. we talked about
i lost my best friend from vietnam, jackson elliott conform iii, waynes bore rao, georgia. birddog capital of the world. jack told us he joined the marine core, was going to go to vietnam and fight the bad guys. we all said, jack, don't volunteer to do that. you could get killed. he said, no, i want to do it. it is a great country. i have had a great life. going to university of georgia, wonderful mom and dad, good friends like y'all. i want to go to o.c.s. and be an officer in the marine...
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host: the next caller from jackson, mississippi. lee on the independents line with patrick clawson talking about the iran nuclear deal. caller: good morning. i would like to note one thing about the first caller. i watch c-span. i am a vietnam veteran. i watch this. i want to leave one notation. this is a six-nation deal. host: let's put those nations on the screen. you make a very important point. donations include the united states, u.k., great britain, france, germany, china, and russia -- those nations include the united states, u.k., great britain, france, germany, china, and russia. , money weney was sent gave iran, billions of dollars. that was iran's money we gave back to them. and not one said that was iran's money. what about national sovereignty? and itation is sovereign can do whatever it wants to with its resources. host: thank you, lee. there are fact that six parties in this deal is one of the major reasons why the trump administration has decided to stick with it. while they may not like the deal, it is an internatio
host: the next caller from jackson, mississippi. lee on the independents line with patrick clawson talking about the iran nuclear deal. caller: good morning. i would like to note one thing about the first caller. i watch c-span. i am a vietnam veteran. i watch this. i want to leave one notation. this is a six-nation deal. host: let's put those nations on the screen. you make a very important point. donations include the united states, u.k., great britain, france, germany, china, and russia --...
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thank you to melanie sharon, ed riley, heather barley, cally nixon, jessica dean, matt hurst, nathan jackson, courtney breakerhoff and emily wilson, as well as others who have served me. in d.c., thank you to matt jensen, james williams, matt whitlock, ruth montoya, celeste sam lyman, brandon chestnut, kristin mcclintock, diane browning, heather clausen, jeff rickgan, will holloway, katundy,iley, abdul lane, carey lynn ma machalky. and samantha rowls. this is the best staff on capitol hill. inish to thank my father heaven who's allowed me to serve much longer than my detractors have hoped. each time i walk into this theber, i'm humbled by symbolic significance of it all a passage ofded of scripture, one of my favorites, him much is- to given, much is expected, or much is required. me so much.as given in return, i've tried to give i could.uch as beste he will accept my efforts. before i get even more would note that this is a final floor speech, not a final goodbye. now, i will nom longer hold office but i will continue to hold a special place all of you, for all of my colleagues. look forwar
thank you to melanie sharon, ed riley, heather barley, cally nixon, jessica dean, matt hurst, nathan jackson, courtney breakerhoff and emily wilson, as well as others who have served me. in d.c., thank you to matt jensen, james williams, matt whitlock, ruth montoya, celeste sam lyman, brandon chestnut, kristin mcclintock, diane browning, heather clausen, jeff rickgan, will holloway, katundy,iley, abdul lane, carey lynn ma machalky. and samantha rowls. this is the best staff on capitol hill....
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just about a half-hour left with senator joe lieberman and i do have a lot of calls waiting for you jackson, texas, republican. caller: hello? host: go ahead, mark. guest: hi, mark. caller: ok. i want to relate the story from the year 2000. in the year 2000, i attended a piano concert in galveston, marvin hamlisch. and he would talk to the audience and that one when he asked for a show of hands of democrats or republicans and the audience was overwhelmingly republican and he asked why don't you like joe? in one of the members of the audience shouted out "we love joe, we just don't like al." at that point, the audience erupted in applause. i think if the right candidates are running, republicans will vote them i just wanted to let you know that story. guest: i really appreciate that. i don't really know marvin hamlisch but that means a lot to me and i also appreciate the reaction of the route. i am a big fan of al gore myself and grateful to him because if it wasn't for him, i never would have had this rate through opportunity to run for vice president. but i love the stories and i'm hopeful
just about a half-hour left with senator joe lieberman and i do have a lot of calls waiting for you jackson, texas, republican. caller: hello? host: go ahead, mark. guest: hi, mark. caller: ok. i want to relate the story from the year 2000. in the year 2000, i attended a piano concert in galveston, marvin hamlisch. and he would talk to the audience and that one when he asked for a show of hands of democrats or republicans and the audience was overwhelmingly republican and he asked why don't you...
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needox news host ryan kill with his book, andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans, the battle, watch the 18th live on c-span2's book tv. saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> the career of senator john mccain this afternoon. members of the public may pay their respects and we will have that for you later in the schedule. tomorrow, a funeral service in phoenix. joe bidene president at 1:00 p.m. eastern. mccain's casket in maryland. friday morning, congressional speakers at the evening....
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i noticed stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder if it's george washington next week or thomas jefferson the week after. you have to ask yourself where does it stop? they were there to protest -- take a look him of the night before, they were there to protest the taking down of the statue of robert e. lee. >> should that statue of robert e lee stay up? sentrump: i would say that to a local town, community, or the federal government, depending on where it is located. do you think things have gotten worse or better since you have taken office. >> i think they have gotten better. they have been frayed for a long time. you can ask president obama about it because he made speeches about it. i believe the fact i brought in it will be soon millions of jobs. you see where companies are moving back to our country. that's going to have a tremendous, positive impact on race relations. we have companies coming back into our country. we have foxconn in wisconsin just announced. we have many companies i say pouring back into the country,
i noticed stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder if it's george washington next week or thomas jefferson the week after. you have to ask yourself where does it stop? they were there to protest -- take a look him of the night before, they were there to protest the taking down of the statue of robert e. lee. >> should that statue of robert e lee stay up? sentrump: i would say that to a local town, community, or the federal government, depending on where it is located. do you think...
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jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake document, but that is what it is. as i left my constituency, the last words i heard is, don't you-all shut down the government. i am glad that mr. dicks worked hard to submit his amendment in the rules committee. it's unfortunate that the wise men and women didn't have a majority. republicans would not yield to a thoughtful amendment by mr. dicks. but this is a two-week document. we know how old and what many of us have seen a two-week old baby. that's what this is. a two-week document so we can do the right thing. it needs to be very clear that before we left in the 110th congress, democrats had already cut $41 billion. many of us say we didn't have a budget. we had a budget, but we had no
jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake document, but that is what it is. as i left my constituency, the last words i heard is, don't you-all...
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jackson simply reduced to succeed. he continued to diverge to the democratic leadership plan to allow a liberal to become a nominee. >> there was this large number of primaries that would be held on the same day. what is he going to do? vote for him. >> jackson finished first or second in 13 of the 16 primaries. he was in a dead heat with the caucus for votes. minutes later, he called. >> he told me, we won the michigan. he was exhilarated. >> jackson did not just beat the caucus, he won nearly one- quarter of the state's white vote. >> there was a moment or you thought, is it possible? we might do this. >> people thought, my goodness, look what might happen. he changed the game. >> you wondered, we are to people i think running like everybody else. >> all along he was discovering at wisconsin loved him. he was calling 10 times the day. >> there is no question that jackson was feeling that he was able finally to bring a message beyond the boundaries of race at kept americans from hearing one another. >> [inaudible] wha
jackson simply reduced to succeed. he continued to diverge to the democratic leadership plan to allow a liberal to become a nominee. >> there was this large number of primaries that would be held on the same day. what is he going to do? vote for him. >> jackson finished first or second in 13 of the 16 primaries. he was in a dead heat with the caucus for votes. minutes later, he called. >> he told me, we won the michigan. he was exhilarated. >> jackson did not just beat...
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prize-winning author john , florence goodwin with leadership in turbulent times, ryan withews host andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans, the battle that destiny.erica's debt sinc on c-span twos booktv the ethnobotany and eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. yuval levin,st is for "commentary"ibutor magazine. you wrote "congress is weak because its members want it to be weak." what do you mean? guest: first, thank you for having me. if you think about what is going on in washington, a lot the trouble has not just started in the last couple of years. congress has had a rough order century, if you look at basic measures, legislation, committee approval,ic congress has trouble doing its work, and it needs attention, especially when we are so inclined to look at the other side of pennsylvania avenue. a lot of the problems have been a function of congress not being together,t its act not to be a to reach accommodation. host: what are the reasons for this? guest: there are a lot of reasons, and it has been happening for a long time. one way to think about the reasons is our system assumes
prize-winning author john , florence goodwin with leadership in turbulent times, ryan withews host andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans, the battle that destiny.erica's debt sinc on c-span twos booktv the ethnobotany and eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. yuval levin,st is for "commentary"ibutor magazine. you wrote "congress is weak because its members want it to be weak." what do you mean? guest: first, thank you for having me. if you think...
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jackson lee: well, i'm honored to stand here with our good friends. just leaving the podium, the honorable lacy clay. it is good to see the kind of family attitude that we're expressing. each person has gone to hug the honorable barbara lee because she's the closest to congressman ron dellums and we want his family to know the intensity of our love and respect. congressman lacy, you opened up the gate for me and door for me because i think congressman ron dellums understood, as frederick douglass did, where there is no struggle there is no power, without struggle there is no power. and for all that he stood for, even in his early years, he had no fear of struggle. and so i stand today on the floor of the house to be able to pay tribute to our friend and, might i say, our brother, and to be able to thank the gentlelady from california for her wisdom in had allowing us to share this time with him. thank you so very much for giving us this beautiful portrait for us to stand next to and for america to be reintroduced to the honorable ron dellums. ron dell
jackson lee: well, i'm honored to stand here with our good friends. just leaving the podium, the honorable lacy clay. it is good to see the kind of family attitude that we're expressing. each person has gone to hug the honorable barbara lee because she's the closest to congressman ron dellums and we want his family to know the intensity of our love and respect. congressman lacy, you opened up the gate for me and door for me because i think congressman ron dellums understood, as frederick...
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jackson lee: thank you. i want to speak about a young man by the name of will who's 34 years old and tells us a story that if he was a canadian there would be a good chance he could live 17 more years. he has cystic fibrosis, and i imagine there are many families with children who have that. but he's concerned about trumpcare and the impact. at age 2 he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a he had red tear disease, impact -- hereditary disease, impacting 30,000 americans. he said imagine coming up for air but instead of breathing you uncontrollably you cough that air out. the harder you try to breathe the more you cough. this disease feels like a long drawnout panic attack set to the soundtrack of an endless hacking cough. at 34, statistically, i have seven more years left before my lungs cease to function. he mentions if he was in canada, statistically he would have 17 more years because of the health care. but he also says this is not an exaggeration. the cold data from a recent udy by the u.s. stist -- cy
jackson lee: thank you. i want to speak about a young man by the name of will who's 34 years old and tells us a story that if he was a canadian there would be a good chance he could live 17 more years. he has cystic fibrosis, and i imagine there are many families with children who have that. but he's concerned about trumpcare and the impact. at age 2 he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a he had red tear disease, impact -- hereditary disease, impacting 30,000 americans. he said imagine coming...
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our guest on his book "andrew jackson: southerner." he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he certainly represents some of the negative values that jackson -- isented, but i think would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, has to put nation in front of his own interest because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. to experience a fulfilling, purposeful life, one thing you're going to have to do is this -- live a large life. >> you are your own stories. imagineefore, free to and experience what it means to be human. >> we have a responsibility and our time as others have had in there's, not to be prisoners of history am a but to shape history. a responsibility to fill the role of pathfinder. >> holding fast to your company's of values, faith, honesty, loyalty, patriotism, and generosity. >> just a few past commencement speeches from the c-span vi
our guest on his book "andrew jackson: southerner." he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he certainly represents some of the negative values that jackson -- isented, but i think would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, has to put nation in front of his own interest because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> sunday night at...
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two publicly released documents related to whistleblower allegations that jackson, v.a. medical center, and a four jackson immunity based outpatient -- community-based outpatient clinics. other reports that have been released, v.a. senior leadership, including the secretary, should have been aware that the a was facing a national scheduling crisis. leadership has either failed to connect the dots, or failed to address this ongoing crisis, which has resulted in patient harm and patient death. the question that we must answer they is even with all of information available to the secretary starting over one year and a half ago, and specific instances of patient harm and death directly related to care, why were the national audits and statements of concern from the v.a. only made this month? i yield back. >> thank you, senator burr. senator murray? >> thank you. i'm glad you called this hearing. when it comes to caring for nations heroes, we cannot accept anything less than excellence. the government made a promise and one of the most -- one of the ways we uphold that is mak
two publicly released documents related to whistleblower allegations that jackson, v.a. medical center, and a four jackson immunity based outpatient -- community-based outpatient clinics. other reports that have been released, v.a. senior leadership, including the secretary, should have been aware that the a was facing a national scheduling crisis. leadership has either failed to connect the dots, or failed to address this ongoing crisis, which has resulted in patient harm and patient death....
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[applause] it will open it up to a leaders like pastor jackson, bishop jackson, dr. jackson and so many others and so many others includingitting here mr. scott who has been with me for so long. moroso who is actually a very nice person. she is actually a very fine person and a pastor and i want to thank all of the folks there is someone that has been very special to me, dr. ben carson. stand up, ben. come here, then. [applause] this is a great man and a great guy. prepared to campaign all across the nation and in every community, i will have an opportunity to lay out my plans for economic change which would be so good for detroit and this community because we will bring jobs back [applause] . [applause] [applause] we are bringing them back. taking them back from mexico. i will have a chance to discuss school choice and how to put every american on the latter to success, a great education and a great job. but today, i just want to let you know that i am here to listen to you and i have been doing that and we had a fantastic interview with the ship jackson who is -- w
[applause] it will open it up to a leaders like pastor jackson, bishop jackson, dr. jackson and so many others and so many others includingitting here mr. scott who has been with me for so long. moroso who is actually a very nice person. she is actually a very fine person and a pastor and i want to thank all of the folks there is someone that has been very special to me, dr. ben carson. stand up, ben. come here, then. [applause] this is a great man and a great guy. prepared to campaign all...
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even lee said jackson says that if you pass it, it will not reduce co2. obviously. that is only the united states. china, india, mexico, they have no restrictions, so it would increase co2. honestly, when i look at what little i have seen specifically from lindsay gramm and john kerry, there's nothing specific they're, but what they are trying to do is pick. they tried this before. start out with natural gas. the idea of cap and trade, if you stop to think about it, if your desire was to reduce co2 emissions, just put a tax on the emissions, right? that is what james hansen said, the only thing i've ever read with a month. why do they not do it? because people would then understand what it costs. cap and trade is just a way of making everyone thinking they are a winner. >> i forgot your question. [laughter] >> duties initiatives have any impact on the ant -- do these initiatives have any impact on the environment? >> and know. everything since kyoto was just unilateral -- >> no. everyone since feet -- everything since kyoto was unilateral. barbara about -- barbara b
even lee said jackson says that if you pass it, it will not reduce co2. obviously. that is only the united states. china, india, mexico, they have no restrictions, so it would increase co2. honestly, when i look at what little i have seen specifically from lindsay gramm and john kerry, there's nothing specific they're, but what they are trying to do is pick. they tried this before. start out with natural gas. the idea of cap and trade, if you stop to think about it, if your desire was to reduce...
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jackson. coach john thompson. [applause] thank you also much for coming. thank georgetown for this opportunity. thank you all for coming. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, campaign appearances in iowa from republican presidential candidates mitt romney and congressman ron paul. later, an interview with former vice president dick cheney. and tomorrow's "washington journal," robert bixby, executive director of the concord coalition on the federal debt and spending cuts set to begin in 2013. jason campbell of the rand corporation with report on afghanistan, and historian richard norton smith compares the occupy protesters to past american political movements. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the story of the civil rights movement cannot be told without birmingham, alabama. this week, book tv and american history tv look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of this southern city. on septemb
jackson. coach john thompson. [applause] thank you also much for coming. thank georgetown for this opportunity. thank you all for coming. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, campaign appearances in iowa from republican presidential candidates mitt romney and congressman ron paul. later, an interview with former vice president dick cheney. and tomorrow's "washington journal," robert bixby,...
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one of three democratic presidential candidates addressing iowa democrats at last night's jefferson jackson dinner in des moines. with just over three months caste the first mo votes are , it was a turning week. candidates dropping out, and joe biden announcing he is not getting in. here in washington this week, the president spending much of his week at the white house. he is in chicago on tuesday, to speak to the police chief, and attend a democratic fundraiser. house republicans selecting a new speaker, as john boehner formally steps down on friday. paul ryan of wisconsin will become the 62nd speaker of the house. we will have coverage of the house republican conference and the vote this week. first, what is the state of the 2016 race as the field begins to shrink? (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. .202) 745-8002 for independents you can also send us a tweet at @cspanwj, or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. good sunday morning. thank you very much for being with us. in "the des moines register" three democrats, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and mar
one of three democratic presidential candidates addressing iowa democrats at last night's jefferson jackson dinner in des moines. with just over three months caste the first mo votes are , it was a turning week. candidates dropping out, and joe biden announcing he is not getting in. here in washington this week, the president spending much of his week at the white house. he is in chicago on tuesday, to speak to the police chief, and attend a democratic fundraiser. house republicans selecting a...
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we had a photo right over there of andrew jackson, the monument. this guy was a big, brave guy and he was up like this and showing off to all of his friends. he got arrested, so did a lot of other people. i would say we have the ultimate proof. in that case we got there before they ripped down the statue of andrew jackson, which is so beautiful. which is right over there. but they never got it. right after that i signed an order saying, go to prison for 10 years. as soon as i signed that order, that was the end of the statues coming down. but they have other ideas. they have plenty of ideas. they are not at want for ideas. go ahead. >> david from fox news. thank you for taking my question. he talked a lot about the economy and touted the economy. three weeks ago in bedminster i asked you specifically why you have not called democratic leadership to the white house to meet with them. if they don't want to meet, it is on them. a lot of people are criticizing you. why have you not met with them in person? we are in september. there is no deal, there i
we had a photo right over there of andrew jackson, the monument. this guy was a big, brave guy and he was up like this and showing off to all of his friends. he got arrested, so did a lot of other people. i would say we have the ultimate proof. in that case we got there before they ripped down the statue of andrew jackson, which is so beautiful. which is right over there. but they never got it. right after that i signed an order saying, go to prison for 10 years. as soon as i signed that order,...
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we will hear from reverend jackson on the republican line. go ahead. caller: thank you. i am a political correspondent. my question for the gentleman is, what are his thoughts on the proposal that donald trump has proposed on the border wall? and how is that going to work with the every day business in the white house? is that going to affect anything? what do you think about that? guest: right. the first piece of what i think about the actual proposal, one of the great things about my job is i don't take any positions on any of the policies. what we focus on at the partnership is how can the government get done whatever the american people want to see happen? if mr. trump is actually elected and if that is a policy proposal he wants to pursue, the reality is it's a very complicated effort. he's going to have to get the united states government in all of its myriad different elements to lay out a plan and actually execute that plan to make it happen. that's going to require action on the part of a bunch of different government entities at the federal level. it's going to
we will hear from reverend jackson on the republican line. go ahead. caller: thank you. i am a political correspondent. my question for the gentleman is, what are his thoughts on the proposal that donald trump has proposed on the border wall? and how is that going to work with the every day business in the white house? is that going to affect anything? what do you think about that? guest: right. the first piece of what i think about the actual proposal, one of the great things about my job is i...
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. , thebert jackson once said constitution is not a suicide pact. i agree. we can respect of the constitution and do more to keep dangerous guns out of the hands of criminals and children. your are a few of the things and i salute the state legislators here today. gun dealers in illinois should obtain state licenses, follow commonsense safety measures to keep people who should not possess guns to require guns. and salutehe efforts those who are here to support them as well to require reasonable safety measures. no state, including illinois can stop illegal flow of guns alone. toughen the week federal laws to stop straw gun purchases and illegal drug trafficking introduced a bipartisan bill with susan collins and senator pat leahy. congress should also close, the glaring gaps in fbi background checks that make it easy for convicted felons, terrorists, people with mental instability and others to get handguns and other weapons. we cannot just police our way out of this epidemic of violence. if we are going to ask young men to put down their guns, we have the o
. , thebert jackson once said constitution is not a suicide pact. i agree. we can respect of the constitution and do more to keep dangerous guns out of the hands of criminals and children. your are a few of the things and i salute the state legislators here today. gun dealers in illinois should obtain state licenses, follow commonsense safety measures to keep people who should not possess guns to require guns. and salutehe efforts those who are here to support them as well to require reasonable...
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jackson was one of those. one of the areas where i changed was the area where jackson was always a leader. you know, he really lived up to the vandenberg phrase. politics ends at the water's edge. and he was very much, you know, a leader. he fought when it came to foreign policy, an area where i changed. i came from the house for our was, you know, congressman whip, but i was protectionist basically, reflecting mike, i guess, bringing. the son of a blue-collar shipyard worker. my state. then i get to the senate. whether you like better not you're involved in foreign policy and start meeting with world leaders, kings and queens and presidents and prime ministers. you have to be involved. and i wound up being very much a free trader. i vote for the free-trade agreement that we voted on in the senate. i have never voted for a foreign relations appropriations bill in the house in my entire 16 years. i voted for everyone but one when i was in the senate. you know, you are supposed to learn. i still consider myself
jackson was one of those. one of the areas where i changed was the area where jackson was always a leader. you know, he really lived up to the vandenberg phrase. politics ends at the water's edge. and he was very much, you know, a leader. he fought when it came to foreign policy, an area where i changed. i came from the house for our was, you know, congressman whip, but i was protectionist basically, reflecting mike, i guess, bringing. the son of a blue-collar shipyard worker. my state. then i...
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jackson. >> south dakota republican senator, john thune, endorsed mitt romney today at nationwide insurance in des moines, iowa. the candid it took questions. he was introduced by the assistant vice president of a nationwide insurance. this is one hour. [applause] >> look at this crowd. this is amazing. good morning, everybody, and ross yes for being here. we have a packed house at are honored to have two distinguished guests. on behalf of nationwide, it is our honor to welcome mitt romney to the des moines offices. this is our headquarters. we are extremely proud to employ 4500 associates in iowa and recognize the big part they play. today's program is sponsored by the nationwide civic action program. we are sponsoring since 1978. it is our goal to have all of the 2012 candidates visit us. today, we welcome governor mitt romney, who served as the 70th governor of massachusetts from 2003-dublin romney served as a ceo and co-founder of bane capital. he served as the president and ceo of the 200
jackson. >> south dakota republican senator, john thune, endorsed mitt romney today at nationwide insurance in des moines, iowa. the candid it took questions. he was introduced by the assistant vice president of a nationwide insurance. this is one hour. [applause] >> look at this crowd. this is amazing. good morning, everybody, and ross yes for being here. we have a packed house at are honored to have two distinguished guests. on behalf of nationwide, it is our honor to welcome mitt...